Sorry to hear about the finger mate, could have been a lot worse by the sound of it though.

As everyone has alread said it is a largish lump you have on the back, but are you sure its trimming right in?

My old 150 Johnson had a stop bar/pin that could be adjusted in a series of holes to limit the amount the engine would trim in. I eventually threw it away so it sat on the cast in stops as I was sure it wasn't in far enough.
Got any close up piccies of it trimmed in so we can see?

Nasher.

Cheers Nasher, yeah could have been allot worse as my hand was covering my face.

I can't trim the engine down at the moment as the battery is off and with my hand done in I can't get it back on.
Just took this with it trimmed up if that tells you anything?

Pretty much bang on then-you might be able to swing using a 13x21" but there's not a lot of point unless you want to hit warp speed.

Nah, setting the boat up right is the easier option! It'll make a BIG difference getting the fuel forwards-your engine alone weighs as much as my engine and 75 litres of fuel...

So can rule the prop out then. Warp speed you say? hhhmmm

Like you and chewy said, the tanks do need going forward. Even with them set up in the middle under the console it will still need going forward. May just get one large tank to replace the two 25l to save on space as well.

Like you and chewy said, the tanks do need going forward. Even with them set up in the middle under the console it will still need going forward. May just get one large tank to replace the two 25l to save on space as well.

Yep, warp speed
If the 19 is in Ok condition, I've got a nearly new 13x21" K series prop here I'll swap for it if you want to try silly speeds

If you've got some bostik and a bit of spare hypalon, glue it over the flooding hull holes without keying the hull and try it out. That way if you don't like it you can just peel it off.

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What I think you need is Nos42s engine rather than just the prop. You have an awfull lot of weight on the back end of a short rib and a 90 might be a better balanced outfit.

However if you plan to change the consoles around then you will want to put as much weight up the sharp end. The flooding hull is only at the back end which is just were you don't want it so couple of corks and a tennis ball should block the hull up nicely so you get a chance to see what it handles like without the flooding hull.

Had a Yam 115 on an Osprey 5.25, feck it was quick with 17" prop and quite able to throw you off the back of the console. Only tamed it by putting the engine on a 5.95 Osprey. Superb engine though so look after it carefully. I still have a spare stator and coils if they play up btw.